BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

HOISTING ENGINEER- MECHANIC

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF FLEET AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT

[2FM]

Number of Positions: 3

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Annual Salary: $63.80/ Hourly

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with the OPERATING ENGINEERS - LOCAL 150 Heavy Equipment (Bargaining Unit 42).Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 05/01/2025

Under supervision, repairs and maintains heavy duty and off-road equipment and machinery at field sites or in a service shop/garage, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

· Performs mechanical, electrical and hydraulic repairs on heavy and off-road equipment (e.g. front-end high lift, crawler tractors, backhoes, compactors, pavers, cranes, graders and excavators) to ensure their safe and proper operation

· Diagnoses, troubleshoots and repairs systems on heavy equipment such as mechanical and electronic controls, air brake systems, transmissions, propane powered equipment, pneumatic systems and hydraulic systems

· Diagnoses problems, disassembles units, repairs or replaces parts and reassembles units in systems including cooling systems, 12- and 24-volt electrical systems, exhaust and emissions control, heating and air conditioning, and steering and suspension systems

· Operates equipment and machinery to diagnose malfunctions and to test completed repairs

· Replaces engines and rebuilds components

· Services, diagnoses, repairs and maintains speed tandem drive axles with air or electric shift, hydrostatic driven, heavy duty multi-axle suspensions, both conventional steering or air springs.

· Removes and replaces worn parts and fittings to maintain equipment and ensure proper operation

· Fabricates, modifies and installs special equipment or replacement parts using welders, plasma cutters and metal cutting saws

· Performs preventive maintenance work on equipment including changing oil and tires, checking fluid levels, steam cleaning and lubricating parts and equipment

· Tunes gas and diesel engines, service valves, fuel filters and turbo chargers, and pressure checks fuel filters, adjusts injector heights and fuel racks

· Initiates orders for parts and lubricants

· Maintains records and submits reports regarding repair and maintenance work

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: Various

Days: Various

Hours: Various